Steven Sidebotham
Professor, History | University of Delaware
Newark, DE, UNITED STATES
Prof. Sidebotham researches the ancient global economy.
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A professor of history, Steven Sidebotham researches the ancient global economy: economic and cultural trade between what is now Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and India.
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Museums and Institutions
Glass, Ceramics and Concrete
International Trade and Development
Areas of Expertise (6)
Ancient Global Economy
Trade in the Ancient World
Egyptian Archaeology
Greek Archaeology
Roman Archaeology
World War II
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Ancient Buddha Statue Discovered in Egypt
Archaeology online
2023-05-05
Steven Sidebotham of the University of Delaware said that the statue is about 28 inches tall, and shows the Buddha standing and holding parts of his robes in his left hand, while a halo behind him radiates sunlight. A separate Sanskrit inscription thought to date to the third century A.D. was also found at the site. The Buddha statue may have been made locally by South Asians living in Berenike, Sidebotham added, and could indicate that a South Asian merchant community lived in the area.
Archaeologists Unearth Buddha Statue in Ancient Egyptian Port City
Smithsonian online
2023-05-01
“You hear a lot about globalization today,” Sidebotham told the publication, “but there was a ‘global economy’ linking Europe, Africa and Asia during the first century of the Christian era, and the city of Berenike is a perfect example of that.”
Ancient Egypt: 1,800 Years-old Pet Cemetery Filled With 100 Skeletons Discovered
Newsweek online
2017-10-05
The dig, headed by Steven Sidebotham of the University of Delaware, began in 1994, continuing in fits and starts into 2017, the journal Antiquity reported.
Archeologists Discover Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Pet Cemetery in Egypt
Smithsonian online
2016-12-06
The find is not the first discovery to hint that the ancients kept pets, but it does emphasize the great lengths Egyptians and Romans went to to care for these creatures, Steven Sidebotham, researcher at the University of Delaware who directed the Berenike dig, tells Watson.
Dogs, monkeys, cats: 2,000-year-old pet cemetery uncovered in Egypt
USA Today online
2016-12-01
A heavily built animal similar to a mastiff, its belly held a final meal of fish and goat meat, and its skeleton shows it suffered from a painful bone cancer still common among dogs today. Its body had been wrapped in a basket and covered with pieces of broken pottery, clear evidence it was “a very loved animal,” says the University of Delaware’s Steven Sidebotham, who directs research at Berenike.
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